NJ
Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs
BG
Glenn K. Rieth
The
Adjutant General
COL
Maria F. Morgan
Deputy
Adjutant General
COL
Emil H. Philibosian
Deputy
Commissioner for Veterans Affairs
Contacting
us is easy!
Office
of the
Joint
Chief of Staff
Col
(Ret) Michael B. Smith
Mrs.
Laura A. Branham
Phone:
(609)
530-6987
Fax:
(609)
530-7109
Email:
branham@njdmava.state.nj.us
We're
on the Web!
www.state.nj.us/military
Believe
in yourself.
Across
all ages and all groups, a solid belief in one's
own abilities increases life satisfaction by
about 40%, and makes us happier both in our homes
and in our work lives.
.David
Niven, PhD
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State
Family Readiness Office conducts a Summer Services
Event.
The
State Family Readiness Office, in conjunction with
NJ Transit, conducted a Summer Services Event at
Belmar, New Jersey on Thursday, 17 July 2003. Twenty-five
families and 45 children of our deployed soldiers
were transported from Teaneck and Cherry Hill Armories
about NJ Transit's newest cartoon character busses
to spend a day at the beach in Belmar. The day's
activities began with a VIP Barbeque, followed
by age-appropriate activities for the children,
activity tents, transportation to the Belmar Beach,
and gift baskets at the end of the day with tickets
to Great Adventure, Liberty Science Center, and
other recreational locations within New Jersey. The
Recruiting Command showcased their HUMVEE and recruiting
programs. WKTU 103.5 FM broadcast live coverage
of the festivities.
Monmouth
County Veterans Service Officer (VSO) obtains
$785,000 in benefits for clients.
During
the month of June, Mr. Donald McNamara, Monmouth
County VSO, helped the veterans in that county
obtain $785,000 in monetary awards. His outreach
efforts are really working!
Vietnam,
Distinguished and Meritorious Service Medal
Presentation Ceremonies are scheduled.
23
July
11
a.m.
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Vietnam
Service Medal
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Athenia
Veterans Post
147
Huron Avenue, Clifton, NJ
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6
August
11
a.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal
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Flemington
Elks
165
Rt. 31 South, Flemington, NJ
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20
August
11
a.m. & 1 p.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal
and
Meritorious Service Medal
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Middlesex
Community College
2600
Woodbridge Ave, Edison, NJ
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28
August
11
a.m.
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Distinguished
Service Medal and Meritorious Service Medal
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Orange
Elks
475
Main Street, Orange, NJ
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Congratulations
to USAF Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Honor
Graduate.
Congratulations
to TSgt Dawn Valois of the 108th Medical
Detachment Squadron for being named as an Honor
Graduate at the USAF Non-Commissioned Officer Academy graduation
ceremonies held 10 July 2003.
Veterans
Honored at Recent Ceremonies.
On
9 July 2003, Brig Gen Eugene Chojnacki presented
the Distinguished Service Medal and Meritorious
Service Medal to 168 veterans in a ceremony held
at the Millville Elks in Millville, NJ. Honored
guests at the ceremony included Assemblymen Nicholas
Asselta, Jeffrey VanDrew, and Douglas Fisher. BG
Thomas Sullivan presented Vietnam Service Medals
to 102 veterans at a ceremony hosted by the 3rd Battalion
112th Field Artillery at the National
Guard Armory in Morristown on 15 July 2003. Representatives
from the offices of Senator Anthony Bucco and Assemblyman
Guy Gregg were in attendance. CW5 (Ret) Robert
Wimberly acted as Master of Ceremonies at both
medal presentations.
57th Troop
Command Units Provide Overseas Mission Support
to Active Duty Units.
Six
members from the 305th Finance Detachment
deployed to Vicenza, Italy on 12 July 2003 to conduct
their Annual Training period with the 208th Finance
Battalion. The following individuals will provide
support to this active duty Finance Battalion through
26 July 2003: SSG Jose Colon, SPC David Michaels,
SPC Hui Tian, PFC Eric Zinader, PFC Chan Suh, and
PFC Jon Vasquez.
New
Jersey Army National Guard federally recognizes
two new Warrant Officer Aviation Candidates.
Aviation
is on the move again with the selection of two
new WOCs for Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) school. CW5
Al Curving, Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO)
of the NJARNG, and COL Paul Ciervo, State Army
Aviation Officer (SAAO) jointly announce announce
two WOC accessions resulting from a recent order
of merit list (OML) board section process. The
individuals are: from SPC/E4 to WOC Matthew N.
Lanese, effective 26 June 2003, and from SGT/E5
to WOC Daryl J. Lynch, effective 26 June 2003. Both
candidates were accessed into the 1/150th General
Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB). Congratulations!
NJ
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and Vietnam Era
Education Center Announces its Calendar of
Events for the summer.
26
July
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1
p.m.
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Author
Lecture/Book Signing Program by Patricia
Farawell Enyedy, Author of A Redcatcher's
Letters from Nam: Reflections of Family
and Friends.
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27
July
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9
a.m.
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5th Annual
Classic Car and Motorcycle Show
Rain
Date: Sunday, 10 August 2003
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8
Sep
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9
a.m.
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Golf
Outing Olde York Country Club
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19
Sep
|
11
a.m.
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POW/MIA
GSM Recognition Day Ceremony
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21
Sep
|
11
a.m.
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Rolling
Thunder POW/MIA Awareness Motorcycle Run
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For
more information about any of these events, please
call the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation
office at (732) 335-0033.
Armory
Happenings - Check to see what's happening
at an Armory near you.
18
July
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Tool
Show and Sale
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Dover
Armory
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19
July
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Tool
Show and Sale
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Riverdale
Armory
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31
July
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Infantswear
Clothing Sale
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Westfield
Armory
|
2
August
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Job
Fair/Business Expo
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West
Orange Armory
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9
August
|
Flea
Market
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Teaneck
Armory
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RCAS
Authorized Computers.
Only
computers that are certified by the G6 to meet
the requirements for processing official government
traffic are authorized for connection to the RCAS
network. This means the computers have been configured
to meet the security requirements for use on a
Department of Defense network. Unauthorized computers
that are identified by the Network Control Center
will be disconnected from the network, and may
result in an entire location being disconnected
until the matter is corrected. Questions on this
policy should be directed to the G6 Help Desk at
609-530-6899 or HELPDESKNJ@nj.ngb.army.mil.
G4
Food Service Section conducts Food Sanitation
Class.
As
NJ Army National Guard units conducted final preparations
for Annual Training 2003 (AT-03), it is imperative
that Food Service Supervisors do everything possible
to protect our soldiers from food-borne illness
and man-made contaminants. To reenergize the this
important issue, the G4 Food Service Team, CW2
John Garrison, MSG James Moran, and the 50th BDE,
Food Service Advisor, MSG Joseph Brady conducted
a food sanitation class during the period 12-13
July 2003 at the National Guard Training Center.
Today
is the 199th day of 2003. There are
166 days left in the year.
On
this date:
Ř In
64 A.D., the Great Fire of Rome began.
Ř In
1927, Ty Cobb hit safely for the 4,000th time
in his career.
Ř In
1932, the United States and Canada signed a treaty
to develop the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Ř In
1936, The Spanish Civil War began.
Ř In
1940, the Democratic national convention in Chicago
nominated President Roosevelt for an unprecedented
third term in office.
Ř In
1969, a car driven by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass,
plunged off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island near
Martha's Vineyard.
Ř In
2002, accused September 11th conspirator,
Zacarias Moussaoui, tried to plead guilty to charges
that could have brought the death penalty, but
a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia insisted
he think about it.
Interesting
but useless Facts.
J Antarctica
is the driest, coldest, windiest, and highest continent
on earth.
J There
are 119 groves on the edge of a quarter.
J 18%
of animal owners share their bed with their pets.
J Alaska
has more caribou than people.
J Googol
is a number (1 followed by 100 zeros).
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